Latias and the Spirit Trainer
Chapter 14: The Party
After a few hours of the doctors trying to determine how I was still living, I was finally allowed to leave the hospital with a clean bill of health. As we rode back to our home, Bianca got an idea.
"Hey! Why don't we have a party? You know, to celebrate our win against Team Rocket?" said Bianca.
"You know, that's not a bad idea! But shouldn't we prepare for our journey?" I asked.
"Cody's right, Bianca. You two should be getting ready. There's a ferry headed for the Kanto region in a couple days," said Lorenzo.
"Kanto? That's where Ash is, isn't it?" asked Bianca.
"Ash? Who's that?" I asked.
"Oh! That's right! We didn't tell you, well, Ash is another pokemon trainer and he helped us stop Annie and Oakley, two Team Rocket members, from using the DMA, and destroying the entire city in one shot a few years ago," she explained.
"Wow, he sounds like quite the trainer," I said.
"He is, and Latias and him were the best of friends," Bianca said, remembering the times that Latias and Ash had.
"Wow, and I thought I was close with Latios," I said.
"Yeah, same here. Hey! Why don't we call him at the pokemon center? I'm sure he'd pick up," said Bianca, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"Why don't we call him from our house? Remember, we have a video phone at home, too, you know," said Lorenzo.
"Okay!" we said at the same time, in which we looked at each other, and laughed.
When we got back, we released our pokemon, got Latias, and went to call him. Lorenzo dialed in the number, and I hid off to the side, so we could surprise him. When a woman picked up, I was a little surprised.
"Hi, Delia! It's me, Bianca!" she exclaimed.
"Oh, hi, Bianca! It's been a while since you called," said Delia.
In the background, we hear, "Bianca?" All of a sudden, a boy about my age, but with black hair and a Pikachu on his shoulder comes on the screen.
"Hey, Bianca! It's been a while! How's Latias?" he inquires.
"La! (Hi, Ash!)" said Latias, as she gets in the group, as well as Lorenzo.
"Hey, Latias! Hey, Lorenzo! How's things going?" asked Ash.
"Not too bad, we took in a new family member," said Lorenzo.
"Huh? Who?" asked Ash.
Lorenzo ushers me over to the video phone.
"Hi, Ash. My name's Cody, Cody Spirit," I say.
"Hey there, Cody! My name's Ash Ketchum. I'm from Pallet Town, and this here's my partner, Pikachu," says Ash.
"Pikachu! (Nice to meet you!)" said Pikachu.
"Well, nice to meet you, too, Pikachu!" I say.
"Wow! How'd you understand him?" asked Ash.
"It's a gift," I reply.
"Wow, I wish I could do that," said Ash.
"Yeah, I bet," I say.
"Anyway Bianca, why the sudden call?" asked Ash.
"Cody and I are traveling to Kanto!" exclaimed Bianca.
"What? Really? When?" asked Ash.
"In a couple days! The ferry will stop in Vermilion City," said Bianca.
"Awesome! I'll meet you guys there, then we can go get you two your first pokemon," said Ash.
Bianca and I look at each other, and our looks at each other said "We had better tell him."
"Um, Ash?" said Bianca.
"Yeah?" asked Ash.
"We already have our first pokemon," I said.
"What? Show me!" exclaimed Ash.
We both called over Latios and Latias to the phone.
"What? You mean your first pokemon are…"
"Yep. Latias' children," said Bianca, taking the words out of Ash's mouth.
"Wow! They grew up quite fast, didn't they?" said Ash.
"Yes, they sure did," said Bianca.
"Well, then I guess we'll just find you two a second pokemon," said Ash, laughing.
We all laughed at that remark.
"Okay, I'll see you in a couple days, then," said Ash.
"Yep. Bye, Ash!" said Bianca and I.
"See you two in Kanto!" exclaimed Ash.
As we ended the call, Lorenzo said he had something for us, as he went upstairs.
"I wonder what he has for us?" I said.
"Me too," said Bianca.
As Lorenzo came back downstairs, he was holding two shoeboxes.
"Shoes?" I ask, puzzled.
"Nope. These," said Lorenzo as he opened the shoeboxes.
Inside the boxes were five Soul Balls each.
"For you two," he said.
"Wow! Thanks, Lorenzo!" we exclaimed, now hugging him.
"Your very welcome," he said, trying to loosen our grip on him.
The next day was very hectic. We went all over town getting the necessary supplies for our trip. Our last stop was to get extra clothes. We both split up, not because we didn't want to see what the other person was picking, but more for dignity purposes. As we met up at the counter, we thought we had better double check our money. Luckily we did, because at that moment, someone was trying to pickpocket us! Well, did he ever get a surprise! Two fists, right to the head.
As he was escorted out of the store by security, we paid for our belongings, and headed back home. When we arrived, Lorenzo and Latias were nowhere to be found!
"Maybe they're in the garden?" I said.
"Good idea, Cody. Let's check there," said Bianca.
As we entered the garden, we seen a sight that shocked us so much, our mouths dropped wide open. Here there was a table set up with all sorts of food on it, and there were party decorations handing up all over the place!
"Surprise!" yelled Lorenzo, jumping out from behind a tree.
"La! (Surprise!)" exclaimed Latias.
"What in the world?" we ask.
"It's a going away party! We thought we'd surprise you on your last day here," said Lorenzo.
"Well, we sure are surprised!" we exclaimed.
"Well? What are you two waiting for? Dig in!" exclaimed Lorenzo.
Boy, did we have a great time. We swore we partied the day away, in which we did. By the time we noticed what time it was, it was already very late, so we cleaned up, and went to our rooms, and fell asleep, thinking about the day ahead.